A well-designed two-bed townhouse in the heart of old Portobello offers a real sense of retreat from frenetic life whilst boasting every amenity imaginable on the doorstep, €635k.
From Richmond Street west to Clanbrassil Street, old Portobello is a city-centre neighbourhood that is surprisingly peaceful and quiet.
Richmond Row is a quiet side street that links Portobello Harbour to Lennox Street, and is just up the street from the walk and cycleways of the Grand Canal.
Asking price: €635,000
Address: 5 Richmond Row, Portobello, Dublin 8, D08 F9P3
Agents: Owen Reilly
It’s a relaxed neighbourhood with every amenity on the doorstep.
The Bretzel Bakery, in operation since 1870, is down the block and the place to pick up a loaf of sourdough or some buttery croissants for a more leisurely brunch on the weekend.
You can buy ambrosial Alphonso mangos, four in a box for €15, from a local Asian shop.
Shabnam Foods, or split the G with friends in J O’Connell, a proper local that is bedecked in the green and red colours of Mayo and has original gas light brasses.
Relative newcomers to the ‘hood include the Lennox Building, one of Iconic Offices' workspaces, which is home to Perpetua, a gym offering hyrax, CrossFit and boxing classes, and the ritzy yet very browsable interiors store Jaqi, where you might find some covetable pieces, including its leather Portobello chair, should you get to own number 5 Richmond Row,
Comprehensively refurbished and extended in 2019, the double-fronted house is well-designed to optimise its relatively boutique-sized 67 square metres.
The ground floor of the mid-terrace property has been opened up to give you a bright, contemporary open-plan home, presented in turnkey condition.
The front door opens into a small hall around which the open living dining cum kitchen is arranged.
The space is pared back with timber flooring and a mix of contemporary and antique furniture adding colour and texture.
The space is light-filled thanks to large sliding glass doors that open out to the courtyard, an east-facing space that gets morning sun.
An ice-blue Smeg fridge freezer marks the boundary of the kitchen, which has off-white gloss units topped with grey stone countertops.
A darker tone of the same fashionable blue is the colour of the RSJ support beam that is a striking feature spanning the open space.
Its blue-steel colour is also seen in the sofa.
There’s a workstation set in under the stairs that has built-in storage drawers that allow you to practice a clean desk policy by decanting work papers and devices into the drawers at the end of the day.
The living area includes a sofa and armchairs, all set around a media stand and a painted bare brick wall.
Upstairs, there are two double bedrooms.
The principal is spacious, has a wall of sliding wardrobes and is set to the front of the house.
The second double is smaller and doesn’t have any wardrobes.
The family bathroom has a monochrome graphic tiled patterned floor and a utility cupboard.
There are double yellow lines outside the house, so while there is residential disc parking, you won’t be able to leave the car directly outside.
But with cycle paths the length of the Grand Canal on the doorstep with the Luas green line Harcourt Street stop mere minutes away on foot, is a car even necessary on a full-time basis?
Agents Owen Reilly is seeking €635,000 for the B3 BER residence, which last sold in 2022 for €600,000, according to the property price register.
